ABOUT THE STUDY

The Australian Longitudinal Study on Women's Health (ALSWH) is a longitudinal population-based survey examining the health of over 50,000 Australian women. ALSWH explores factors that influence health among women who are broadly representative of the entire Australian population and is the largest project of its kind ever conducted in Australia. The project takes a comprehensive view of all aspects of health (not just reproductive and sexual health) throughout women's lifespan and has an international reputation for its multidisciplinary methodology.

ALSWH is a national research resource providing an evidence base to the government and other decision-making bodies within Australia for the development and evaluation of policy and practice in many areas of service delivery that affect women. The project also increases the growing bank of national and international knowledge about women’s health through collaborative research with national and international research teams.

The Australian Longitudinal Study on Women’s Health is funded by the Australian Government Department of Health and is a collaborative project conducted by staff and investigators at The University of Newcastle and The University of Queensland.